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Seven Rays

… From this manifested Logos will proceed the Seven Rays, which in the Zohar are called the lower Sephiroth and in Eastern occultism the primordial seven rays. Thence will proceed the innumerable series of Hierarchies . [7] They [the “luminous … grossest and most imperfect of the Hierarchy, man—it is the former purely spiritual group that is pointed out to us, in our Occult teaching, as the nursery and fountainhead of human beings. [9] Rays and Principles These seven hierarchies are the …

Proem

… movements. Epicurus and Lucretius taught the same, only adding to the lateral motion of the atoms the idea of affinity — an occult teaching. From the beginning of man’s inheritance, from the first appearance of the architects of the globe he lives … and considered under its only philosophical aspect — universal motion, the thrill of the creative Breath in Nature. Occultism sums up the “One Existence” thus: “Deity is an arcane, living (or moving) FIRE, and the eternal witnesses to this …

Kāma-Rūpa

… In India these entities are called  Piśācas . Gottfried de PURUCKER presents a somewhat different picture. In his  Occult Glossary  he states that the kāma-rūpa is that part of the human’s constitution in which dwell the various desires, …

Failure on the Path

… once a person pledges oneself to the inner spiritual Path: As soon as anyone pledges himself as a “Probationer,” certain occult effects ensue. Of these the first is the throwing outward of everything latent in the nature of the man: his faults, …

Cagliostro, Alessandro

… Conte di (Giuseppe Balsamo) (1743-1795). A well-known occultist of the 18th century. His life is shrouded in myth and conflicting reports; he is regarded by some as a charlatan … and reported death that he did escape, but no supporting evidence has emerged. Gottfried de PURUCKER in Studies in Occult Philosophy (p. 29-30), raises an interesting point arising out of a suggestion that Cagliostro was an Initiate or …

Hume, Allan Octavian

… to all members in India discouraging all expectation of seeing phenomena, or the Masters ( MAHATMAS ), or of receiving occult training; and unless an affirmative reply was received the member would be understood to be actuated by such …

Vedas

… agrees, for she says, “Thus, the Rig Veda, the oldest of  all the known  ancient records, may be shown to corroborate the occult teachings in almost every respect. Its hymns — the records written by the earliest Initiates of the Fifth (our race) …

Poems to the Master - MC Bright

… plentiful in Theosophical literature. The Theosophical Society was launched fifty years ago to promote knowledge of the occult side of things because it was known to those who founded it that such knowledge would advance human brotherhood, and … plentiful in Theosophical literature. The Theosophical Society was launched fifty years ago to promote knowledge of the occult side of things because it was known to those who founded it that such knowledge would advance human brotherhood, and …

Man and the Zodiac by David Anrias

… the minds of men and the emotions of women, whilst Neptune sways the minds of women and the emotions of men. Thus the old occult method of neutralizing the forces of Mars through those of Venus is rapidly becoming abortive and will be completely … the minds of men and the emotions of women, whilst Neptune sways the minds of women and the emotions of men. Thus the old occult method of neutralizing the forces of Mars through those of Venus is rapidly becoming abortive and will be completely …

Foundations of Esoteric Philosophy - from the writings of H. P. Blavatsky

… mass of curiosities, of information and critical commentary on a truly vast range of subjects, of profound knowledge of the occult tradition in its many forms, but the material is presented in some confusion and often in a sharply polemic tone … broad principles and the secondary material, that is, the working out of the principles in particulars. In speaking of her occult instructors she used the name of Masters, because it was from them, as she explicitly states in The Key to Theosophy, …

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